Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Teresa Thompson and her daughter, the owners of M & T’s Mini Market in northwest Albuquerque have been forced to get $150,000 loan. The loan is an effort to recoup the thousands of dollars they lost to fuel theft last summer. After searching through security video, they found rigged box trucks that can hold hundreds of gallons of fuel, bypassing the gas pumps and cleaning out entire inventories of fuel in just hours. They’re not alone however, last week Rio Communities police say they saw the same type of trucks stealing just as much fuel. The police chief said they’ve linked this crime to cartel activity. The chief also learned the Texas Department of Safety has been dealing with this crime for years now.
